Prior to the team’s crucial MLS six-pointer against New York City, as they pursue their playoff hopes, Lionel Messi was stopped by Inter Miami’s training session on the grass.

After missing four of Vice City’s previous five games, the Argentine superstar’s health has become a hot topic among fans in recent weeks. Due to an ongoing scar tissue issue, the 36-year-old was unable to participate in Miami’s 2-1 loss to Houston Dynamo in the US Open Cup final.

Truth be told, his teammates suffered without him as they fell short in the cup final on Wednesday with a particularly listless performance. Miami’s chances of making the postseason are now in the last-chance zone, therefore it is imperative that the team’s talisman rediscovers his rhythm.Fans will be optimistic that Messi’s injury problems are finally behind him after seeing him walking on the pitch at the Herons’ training facility while wearing training gear. He didn’t work out before the final but was seen using a phone while his teammates were put through their paces.Lionel Messi visited Inter Miami’s training session on the grass before the team’s vital MLS six-pointer against New York City to advance their playoff ambitions.The Argentine superstar’s health has recently generated a lot of discussion among fans after he missed Vice City’s last five games. The 36-year-old was unable to take part in Miami’s 2-1 loss to Houston Dynamo in the US Open Cup final because of an underlying scar tissue issue.Five regular-season games remain for the Herons, thus the concern surrounding captain Messi’s health comes at a rather bad time. Martino said that his medical staff had urged him to leave the star out of his squad for the championship game after Miami’s loss in the cup final.He declared: “He shouldn’t have played; it was too hazardous, even for a short while. He will participate in league games going forward, but it will depend on what the medical staff advises.After a lengthy season that included two cup runs, he was also not overly optimistic about the general state of his club, saying: “I saw a worn team, the consequence of so many matches.” The technical staff would have to play Inter Miami’s game on Saturday if this game went into extra time.The biggest sort of layoff of Messi’s club career thus far is likely to occur if the Fort Lauderdale team fails to advance to the postseason. With no MLS commitments in the diary until the start of the 2024 campaign on February 24, that would equal a 95-day wait for the resumption of play.